Thread: Ft Myers/Cape Coral..Whats happening?

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You guys up there seem to have a whole lot more going on than we do down here. Every year lots of your cars show up at the downtown Ft Myers Show in December, and the caliber of them is very high. Years ago I put on a car show at Fishermans Village in Punta Gorda when I was with WEEJ radio, and the turnout was great.

I mentioned I went to Northport a couple weekends ago and even in Sept they got 92 cars at the first show they held. Wish it was like that down here.

Don

I'm new to the area and have just started to go to these events...Really looking forward to the "season"..I am surprised that Ft Myers doesn't have the participation.. I tryed to go to the downtown show there once but it was festival of lights week and it was cancelled There's something every weekend up here...

Don wrote:

I mentioned I went to Northport a couple weekends ago and even in Sept they got 92 cars at the first show they held. Wish it was like that down here

We have an open car show monthly on a Friday evening (4 - 8 pm) in a nearby sleepy little town (population less than 3000). There were over 700 cars at the last one. Next one is on 9/26, if weather is good there should be nearly as many again. I've been to a lot of weekly shows and even a few major ones in Florida, and it's rare that there is a big turn out. I guess with the weather, there is just too much for people to do instead of car shows. Has always amazed me how few cars come to the Tampa Nats and he Goodguys events in Florida. Both are hard pressed to get 1500 cars.

Your shows probably get bigger in winter down there because all of the snowbirds head south looking for warm weather car shows. Something they ain't getting back home.

Hey guys,
There is a December 7th show at Sunsplash from what I have heard. Paul Lemat (Milner form American Graffiti) is scheduled to be there. Saw it in the "Cruizin news" publication.